Screen frame wedge retainer assembly



. ,3 A X X r Sept. "9, 941. w. B. EWING SCREEN FRAME WEDGE RETAINER ASSEMBLY Filed Jan. 26, 1940 E E E Patented Sept. 9, 1941 o it 2,255,581

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE SCREEN FRAME WEDGE RETAINER ASSEMBLY Walkley B. Ewing, Grand Rapids, Mich, assignor, by mesne assignments, to Borg-Warner Corpo- I ration, Chicago, Ill.,' a corporation of Illinois Application January 26, 1940, Serial No; 315,712

Claims. (01. 156-14) "'This invention relates to screen and supporting a jaw in which there is received a wedge-shaped frame assemblies and particularly to a novel gripping member engaging the edge of the screen arrangement for retaining the end portions of in a manner such that any increase in the pull the screen within the embracing tirame. on the screen tends to cause the wedge'toengage It is an object to provide an improved con- 5 the periphery of'the screen increasingly in p'rostruction of screen gripping members andv coportion to this pull. This invention has applioperating frame for retaining the ends of the cation whereverit isimportant to maintain the screen within the end frame members/under; s cr eenmat'erial;under tension and has particular tension. 'app'lieati-ontothepiioblem oi su portingthetype -Still another object is the" provision of an of screen dis'clbs'e'd'firi view of, thelight control a ement of the above typ p v g for and optical properties ofsthis screen which in retaining the ends of the screenwithin the frame turn are a dependent fuponthe precise angle at in its normal straight undistorted form. which thepiiatbr ribbon like-elementsare held.

Another object is the provision of ana range- Specifically, I 'have shown'in .Figs. 2-vand. 3, lower ment of the above type particularly adaptable frameimernber--| 2 as compr ising.a channel iiiemfor use'in'connection with screen having ribbon- I be'if 'havinginwardly turned; portions defining like elements "woven"therein providing lightray convgrging surfac s 5 which. form gripping con rol nd Optical p p h tain jaw forreceiving-a wedge grip or retainer memarrangement being e ve t ma ntain the ,ber ll-therebetween with converging surfacesl8 ribbon-dike. elements in their normal position,- def i r iingawedge.exteriorJ This wedge is prefe thus preservin ithese propertieagably formed with a"substantially.straight mouth Other a d r p u r j t advantages 1 portion IS 'Opening inothedirection or andreceivand uses of my invention will become appa t] jing'. the peripheraloportion, of screen l3. .While from a readin of the following p c t o in certain installations it; may lie possible to ken i nnec on h n vdraw g I -P9 'qbt aina sufficientgripping-action by having t he for s 8; l 'art t-hereofan 'w erei we dg'e eng age-thetend of -.the screen on one side I I only I- never'theless'prefer' the u'seof the above rati in 'P 'B e re b 9 0 described siibstantially straight mouth portion inventlo I -'-']'l,9 becau" oiIthe-inore effective gripping and Fig. 2 is a o oss-s tio .-v -9 v t retaining yaction? resulting'f therefrom. Wedge my t -whe ein gripor'1 eta-inerlriisprefrably formed of rubber 11118 of 3 er other i'cbmpositionmaterial having sufficient neigibiiity. 'to adapt it to'the present use' The wedge retai'ningfllements} may beicqmpo'sed of a v niifnber figif different-materials ;so 'long."as,this

Fig. 1 shows a" Window ins'tallation :incorpo the line 3'-- 3- of "Fig; I

Fig. 4 iso, .viewcorrespondin to n s nu I trating an -alternative-preferredemb mention: myinvention';

Fig. '5 shows still another embodiment [of my invention; and' w w Fig. 6 shows still another. my invention.

' I'Inatriflfidt -rthe, pnrposef of gripping the same. While a" material having electrical insulation material. j'possesses the property of vundergoing I fthexproper change in sh'ape when placed. unden pressiire 1?v the wedgingaction for :accemmodat- I v ingithe, contacting-portion of "the woven screen Referringm I .i i i fit properties ispreferred, this property is not neces Fig. 1 an installation or my invention in a win- Usamy controllingdow, including upp r and lower screen '-frames- 5" "A WL TQ f'l'omi-thvdgcriptiofi of Figs referred "to generally. at l-l'-.a-nd compri pp d tm j w trams and lower trimeeiiiembera n between. which t n ab e Wlthm the teochmg of there'issupport'ed ,under-tensioirin a novel Imam I 'i 'o i oneas he imp t cont ol i g ai'.or scr en-metering}3.,g I, 1e t sa enm id =i n ,I- a o nd s f fuming-[to Figs. "2; a @113 itnereiiis} shown: an scis} o n udot io,provis on Of a wed e-like re -v enlarged cross-section ;of' one" of the "identical o screen members l2 andtheyassociatedscreen 'l3, II Generally speaking, my-invention comprises thej torting-oro "tainerlor g r I p'ortio oi :gthe ateiial 'withoutdistherwiseimovingt i pingqne'ansicapable of holding-the edgeporti'on'sub Provision of a hollowirame member'formed with stantiallypnt of -thefn'orinalf plane 'oftthje screen,

outwardly converging side wallportions defining 5 5 thisfjgripping arrangement'being responsiv J to a pull on the screen to increase the gripping or retaining action.

Referring to Fig; 4, a metal channel frame member 21 has inwardly turned portions 22 similar to those portions of the channel frame mem- 'ber shown in Fig. '3,but in view of the thinner material from which this channel frame member ismade, a reinforcing member 23 is slipped over the end portion 22' to prevent the same from" spreading when a'pull on-the screen l3 tends'to remove. retainer. H therefrom.

In Fig. 5 there isindicated. a form of! lower.

frame member that may-wellfbe made of wood or .othercompositiorr of general rectangular crosssection formedwith' a longitudinally extending channel 21in the upper wall of which is formed a converging jaw 28 for cooperation'with wedge.

grip or retainer H in the same manner as de- 1 scribed in the preceding figures.

Turning to Fig. 6, there is-shown an elongated tubular type frame section 31 having spaced.

apart converging ends 32' through which the peripheralportion of-the screen i3 is extended into ing received within said mouth portion and gripped thereby.

2. In an arrangement for retaining the screen material in a frame member under tension, comprising means defining a wedge shaped gripping member including an inwardly extending mouth portion for receiving the end of said screen material extended substantially straight therein, said wedge gripping member having exterior converging side walls, and said end frame member being formed internally with a pair of opposed converging walls defining a jaw member, said Wedgie gripping member being received within said jaw member and cooperating therewith in response to a pull upon said screen to cause said ,mouth' portion to hold the end portion of; said screen. 3. .A window screen assembly including a piece v of longitudinally resilientscreen-composed of a plurality of pairs of longitudinall'y extending warp wires and a plurality of parallel ribbon-like fillerwires disposed with their major surfaces at a predetermined angleto the normal plane of the th mouth portion of gripping jaw 33, Pull on'the v screen material being efi'ectiv etocause an increase in the gripping action ofw th'e jaw 33 by virtoe of theinner perir ihferyofthe'- convergin& 1

wall portions riit'j I haveff o'und. that th" unusual advantages; ijvh with the particular. screen sh Figs 2 and3 -fand incl-tra n pa edpairsor lot;

, gitudinally extending warp spaced parallel ribbonposed at a predetermined angle to the plane 0 the screen, thus incorporating inthe scre'en tain desirable opticala's-well'as sun-"ray colilt ing characteristics. The form of retainerstruc tures disclosed are efi 'ecti qetoholdrthe peripheral,

wires} 4.1 and evenly like transverse filler wires- '42 held between the warp" wires b ytmeansof; in- :K tegral twist 43'which'are effective-to hold-the ribbon-like wires with their major surfaces-dis enemies-dance;

tion wimreemm specificthereof,

these are mitte the prior, art.

gfr'am and retain ing assemcreenshavinglongitudinal resils c he substantially in the normal planero't saidscre'eir.

and means interposed between said end-portion andsaid elongated .recesselfectiveto retain said end portion withinlsaid. recessuunder tension I while maintaining the same substantially in the normal plane of said screen, said means comprising. a grippingimember' havingawedge-shaped exteriorportion-iandformed with amouth portion,--said recess formed-within said. end frame member being complementary in shapeto said wedge portion,.said end portion of sai'd'screen be-.

to beconsidered by way of example and o my invention iS"dE-fi-1 \ed"by the'appended claims; which. should be given a scope as broad as per- I e memberiormed with an opening'inwardly in :the general 3 ane' of said screen, an-.en'd perv p -fille' v a predetenninedfangle to the "normal plane of I the -screenandheld in positionYbyf'integrating twists. between said warp wires, end frajrne memscreenand held in position by integrating twists between said warp-wires, end frame members for holding the end portions of'lsaid screen under .tension', said frame members each being formed with? an elongatedrecess open n i w d n the walls of--'saidrecesses; effective to prevent 'Wfib'il y z o -paid end portions from said recesses, said means a comprising wedge-shaped members each. having; a mouth portion received aboutan end po rtioniofsaidgsereen, the walls of aid'recessesbeingformed complementary to the w ge-seeped exterior of Esaid; wedge-shaped ember whreby'a pull on saidsc're entending to "w 3 mm said endfpo tien becomes effective to at the nd portion of said screen.

' windowrserefi assembly including apiece rigitudina lly -resilierit screen composed. of a Li on pairsq oiij lon tud'inally extending resan'duapl rajlity parallel ribbon-like with, their major surfaces at wires dispose'd here for supporting and holding the end portions of, said screen under tension, said frame members being formedrespectively withf an elongated recess opening inwardly in the direction ofithe plane of said 'screen and defined in part byside walls converging in'the direction of the central portion of saidsclreen, the end portifons of' said I 'een -xtending-'-- substantially Ii .straig'htzinto said recess withys'aid end portion. 7 5,

screen extending substantla'lly straightflinto said respectiyegrecesses and 'being Inetin'tainedsub:

stantially in thenormal planeofisaid screen-and means interposedbetween the end: portions of said screenfan d thewalls Qiisaie recesses, t hold said end portionsinthej normal planejof the screen' and preventthe withdrawalthereoff'from iscreeligsaid grippingirnembe rs being formed on ien-id ,recesses; said means v comprising resili nt gripping, members embracing the end of said the exterior thereoFwith a pair ofconverging sidewalliportions complementary to the side wall portions of said; recesses and" formed Q with a mouth portion extendingl ihwardlybetween said side portions for receiving the endfl portions ,of said screen therein, a pull on said screen causing direction; of the plane'of said screen, the'zend 1 porltions of said screen extending substantially straight into said recesses and'being retained substantially in the normalplane of said screen,'and 1 means interposed between said end portions and e, said. mouth. portion to; close more tightly said ribbon-lilie filler wires to bite into the side Walls of said mouth while the converging side walls of said gripping member cooperate with l the converging side. walls of said recess to cause said mouth portion to grip said screen in proportion to the pull thereon, while retaining the same within the normal plane of the screen.

5. In an arrangement for retaining the peripheral portion of a piece of screen material in a frame member, means for tightly engaging said peripheral portion of said screen on each side thereof, said means being provided with exterior surfaces at least one of which converges in the direction of the normal plane of the screen, said frame member being formed internally with an elongated recess opening inwardly in the general direction of the plane of said screen, and defined I invpart by a pair of complementary wall surfaces I for cooperation with said surfaces of said griping means; whereby a pull on said screen is effective to cause said gripping means to engage said screen more tightly and'thus prevent Withdrawal of the same from said-frame member.

WALKLEY B. EWING. 

